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Working with Executive Search Firms

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Human Resources | 4 Comments »

At some point during a company's life cycle there will likely come a time when the need to engage an Executive Search Firm arises.  Too often I have seen companies make ... Read more..

Campus Recruitment – Building Your Brand

Monday, September 22nd, 2008 Posted in Human Resources | 3 Comments »

I love September. For one I love fall. Next to that, there is a certain hustle and bustle in Waterloo this time of year that you can’t ignore. Part of ... Read more..

Changing demographics effect on recruitment… Considering skilled immigrant talent attraction

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Human Resources | No Comments »

I went to an interesting conference not long ago where David Foote, world-renowned demographics expert and author of Boom Bust & Echo gave a very insightful talk on changing demographics ... Read more..

Employee Engagement – Your Competitive Advantage

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in Best Practices, Human Resources | 1 Comment »

At Tech Capital the investment team looks at three main things when evaluating potential opportunities – team, technology and market opportunity. It seems obvious that team is important because even smart strategy can ... Read more..

It’s All About the People…!

Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Human Resources | No Comments »

I have been considering what to write about for my first Human Resources blog post. Many topics come to mind – HR best practices, hot topics in the various functional ... Read more..